Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 994 Chapter 1003, the last day must have a sense of ceremony!!!

The last day of the 60th year of the Showa era came without any surprise.

When brushing his teeth in the morning, Naoki Nagayama spat out the water he used to rinse his mouth and said to Akina next to him:

"Ah, today is the last day~"

"Hmm?" Mingcai wiped her face with a towel, looking a little strange, "What's wrong?"

"It just feels like it should be more dramatic or ceremonial, not so bland." Naoki Nagayama said casually. The last days of the previous ones seemed very interesting. "It's the last day after all~"

"Well"

Hearing this, Akina, who was applying facial cream next to her, said nothing. But when Naoki Naoyama finished wiping his face, she came closer with a smile.

"Naoki-san, a sense of ritual, right?"

Suddenly, when someone wasn't paying attention, Akina stood on tiptoe, held her husband's face with both hands, and kissed him with lightning speed.

Naoki Naoki only felt a cool breeze on his face, and then a warm, minty soft lip suddenly attacked him, like a fish conquering a city.

Subconsciously hugging his wife's waist, Naoki Nagayama was very surprised by this early morning raid. A French kiss so early in the morning?

A few minutes later, the two separated. Akina's lips were slightly red, and her breathing was a little rapid, but her unpainted face had a beautiful smile, and a sly curve appeared at the corner of her mouth:

"How about it, Naoki-san, now you feel the sense of ceremony, right?!"

"."

This woman is so talented!!!

I felt a little sleepy at first, but now I am completely awake~

But after all, they had plans for today, so the two of them did not get too excited and start working day and night. After laughing and joking for a while, they happily went downstairs to prepare breakfast.

"Today's going to be very busy all day." Nakamori Akina said, "In the morning, I have to go to the Red and White Songs Contest for the last time, in the afternoon I have to go to the Record Awards, and in the evening I have to go to the Red and White Songs Contest again."

The Japan Record Awards starts at 6pm and lasts for about two hours, and then Akina will go to the Red and White Songs Contest to participate in the live broadcast. For this reason, Akina's performance was scheduled in the second half.

In fact, this year's most popular artists basically receive this treatment, because they cannot miss either the Record Awards or the Red and White Songs Contest, so they have to rush between the two.

Since both of them are influential artists and both events are important, the Ministry of Transport even specially coordinated and arranged a "green channel" to ensure smooth travel in both directions.

"I guess I won't be able to see Naoki-san until after this is over~"

Naoki Nagayama said with a smile: "During the Red and White Song Contest, I will be watching Akina from the bottom~ right in the first tier!"

With Shuyou and his own current status in the entertainment industry, it is definitely the best position.

Boring day~

At night, the NHK Hall was filled with people inside and outside.

This is the scene of the Red and White Songs Contest, but the people outside are not all media. Instead, because there are so many stars, there are a lot of fans waiting outside in the hope of seeing their idols.

Even if today is New Year’s Eve, it doesn’t matter. You don’t have to watch the Red and White Song Contest or anything like that!

Many media outlets are trying to get the last wave of traffic for the whole year. Even if they can take a photo of a celebrity when he or she comes out, they can make a lot of money!

Junko Ito, Momoko Kikuchi and others under Shuyou were all going to participate in the Red and White Songs Festival, so when Naoki Nagayama arrived, he followed Shuyou's car and took the internal passage. If he had entered through the main entrance, he might have been blocked by reporters at the door.

"Naoki-san, let's go get ready first."

"Yeah, damn!"

After getting off the car, Ito Junko and Kikuchi Momoko hurried to the lounge. They were not big enough and it was a group project so they shared a large lounge.

Those who can attend the Record Awards tonight, such as Akina Nakamori and Shizuka Kudo who is currently attending the Record Awards, these popular idols already have their own separate lounge.

They all left in a hurry along with their agent as they all had to work tonight, leaving only Naoki Nagayama who had nothing to do, waiting to enter the venue and sit in the audience area.

Strolling inside the NHK Hall, Naoki Nagayama did not feel nervous at all. He was already very familiar with this hall as the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival was previously held here.

But everyone here today has a mission, he is the only one who is idle~

"Naoki-san?!"

A sudden call made Naoki Nagayama turn around, and it turned out to be an acquaintance - Hideki Saijo!

"Xicheng-san?! Why are you here too?"

Saijo Hideki, wearing a kimono, came over with a smile.

"Of course I'm here to participate in the Red and White Song Contest! After all, I'm a famous artist! An important member of the White Team!"

“Haha, so that’s how it is.”

If I hadn't said it, I would have almost forgotten that although Hideki Saijo has gone downhill, he has now had a second spring due to the previous TV series "Love Century" and is still very famous~

"Naoki-san, why didn't I see you during the rehearsal? Are you here as a guest today? Or are you here to accompany Ms. Akina?"

"It's not that Akina is at the record awards now~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "I'm here to be a spectator today, sitting in the audience and watching you perform! I'm just wandering around now~"

“That’s really relaxing!”

Saijo Hideki sighed, he also wanted to sit in the audience and watch the performance live! But no, he wanted to make money! He also wanted the exposure of the Red and White Song Festival!

"By the way, the Record Awards are also being broadcast live. How about going to my lounge to check it out?"

"Is this okay?"

"Of course!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Hideki Saijo took Naoki Nagayama to the guest resting area. He already had a separate lounge with a sofa and a TV, which was not much different from his living room at home.

I turned on the TV and started watching the live broadcast of the Japan Record Awards.

"By the way, Naoki-san's Hayato is about to be released, right?"

"Well, it will be released on the third day of the New Year!" Nagayama Naoki said, "Hideki-san, are you free? I can give you the tickets~"

"Haha, then I probably don't have time because I still have to rush through announcements!" For these artists, holidays are their busiest time. "Sometimes I envy Akina-chan because she doesn't have to rush through announcements starting this New Year!"

"You guys are really working hard~" Naoki Nagayama patted Hideki Saijo's shoulder, "Whenever you come to Ikebukuro's 'Arts and Culture', tell me your name, it's absolutely free!"

"Hahaha~ Thank you very much. If Naoki-san has anything to do in the future, I will definitely come to support him right away!"

Hideki Saijo doesn't care about the money for the movie ticket, he cares about his relationship with Naoki Nagayama!

He feels that there is not much difference in image between himself and Miura Tomokazu. If he were to play the role, he would not have to worry about lack of exposure for the whole year!

"What song is Hideki-san performing today?"

“It’s BEAT STREET.”

The two of them chatted in the lounge while watching TV. Anyway, Hideki Saijo's performance was in the second half, so there was no rush. Suddenly, the door of the lounge rang, and a host walked in with a cameraman and an agent.

".?" X5 looked at each other.

The host is also an acquaintance, Akashiya Sanma. He looked at the two people in the lounge in surprise:

"Hideki Saijo-san and Naoki Nagayama-san?! How did you end up in the same room?"

".We met outside and just chatted." Saijo Hideki was the owner of the house after all, so he stood up and said, "Sanma-san, what are you doing?"

"It's a behind-the-scenes interview!" Akashiya Sanma was very excited about this surprise, "I didn't expect to meet Nagayama Naoki! This is really the big surprise of today!"

"." Naoki Nagayama also laughed, "I was scared just now. I thought the enemy rushed in!"

"Hahaha, that's the kind of suddenness we need!" Akashi's Sanma asked first, "Naoki-san, can we record the behind-the-scenes footage?"

Naoki Nagayama thought about it, after all, it was the official of the Red and White Song Contest, and there was nothing to be ashamed of, so he agreed~

"I never expected to meet Naoki-san in Hideki-san's lounge," Akashiya Sanma said after asking the photographer to set up the camera. "At least I thought we would meet in Akina Nakamori's lounge!"

"Haha, Akina is still at the record awards ceremony."

"So what do you think of Ms. Akina Nakamori's chances of winning the prize, Naoki-san?"

“It’s definitely a 100% award-winning one!”

Naoki Nagayama has absolute confidence in Akina and he already knows who will win the award. How could he not know about such a big prize in advance?

"What a perfect husband."

Akashi family's Sanma also started asking questions like why he was at Saijo Hideki's place today and what he was doing there.

Hideki Saijo, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but shook his head when he saw that the behind-the-scenes filming crew had put him, the main subject, aside and kept interviewing Nagayama Naoki.

Judging from Naoki-san's popularity in the entertainment industry, if he were to switch careers and become an idol artist, he would definitely be able to reach the pinnacle of male idols!

But he chooses to be a big director, musician, writer and rich man. What an enviable guy!

The interview with Akashiya Sanma lasted more than ten minutes, which was three times longer than that of other artists. At the end, I was reluctant to leave.

But at this moment, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind:

"Naoki-san, would you like to come with us to interview Akina Nakamori later?!"

"Eh? But Akina won't be here until after nine." Naoki Nagayama glanced at his watch. It was only seven o'clock. The live broadcast of the Red and White Song Festival hadn't officially started yet. "I'm going to the audience seats later."

"Stupid tape!" Akashi's saury became even more excited. He thought this tidbit must be very interesting. "We will invite Naoki-san to come over. It's just a surprise for Akina-chan!"

"Is that so?" Naoki Nagayama nodded, thinking about not seeing him for a whole day, "Okay then."

Who knew that Akashi's saury was still not satisfied:

"Would you like to play a little trick on Akina-chan?"

"???" You say this in front of me?

At 19:30 in the evening, the Red and White Songs Contest of 60 officially began.

At this time, Naoki Nagayama was already sitting in the viewing seat closest to the main stage, watching the entire grand ceremony of Neon Live.

This year's host of the Red Group is Masako Mori, and the host of the White Group is Kenji Suzuki, both of whom are familiar faces.

Naoki Nagayama watched the gorgeous opening dance unfold on the stage in front of him. The gorgeous stage costumes and the colorful stage complemented each other, making the atmosphere of the entire Red and White Songs Festival become lively from the very beginning.

Next, the main players of the red team and the white team came on stage to introduce themselves in the first half.

Junko Ito and Shizuka Kudo, who was on stage for the first time, were naturally in the front row, becoming opponents and partners with the boys' team. They were going to perform a group dance together~

"Nishiki Ichiki, Uesuga Katsuhide, Higashiyama Noriyuki."

Naoki Nagayama looked at the people on the stage and felt quite emotional. The three people who were originally just backup dancers have now become the second tier among male idols besides Toshihiko Tahara!

When we first met, we didn't even have a record released.

There were also solo performances by Naoko Kawai and others on the stage, but I didn’t expect that Kyoko Koizumi was scheduled to perform in the second half. This energetic female idol has become more famous without anyone noticing!

Naoki Nagayama watched the performance with great interest in the audience. He felt that watching it live was more interesting than watching it on TV. He even forgot the time for a moment.

until

"Naoki-san Naoki-san."

A young man came running over with his back bent, calling out to Naoki Naoki.

"Akashi's saury asked me to remind you."

"Ah!" Naoki Nagayama just remembered, "Okay, I'll be there right away."

As he spoke, he bent down to avoid the camera and walked towards the side door. Over there, the Akashi family's saury was already waiting!

"Naoki-san, hurry up, I just got the news that Akina-chan is almost here!"

"Um, we are going now"

"Let's go to Akina-chan's lounge!" Akashiya Sanma said, "I've already talked to the agent. He didn't agree to a sudden interview at first, but when he heard it was Naoki-san, he agreed."

"Eh?"

"Don't worry, he said he would keep it a secret!"

"." Fang Zesang already knew about it, and felt a little embarrassed~

"We'll go in first, and then after we get the signal, Naoki will go in!"

"What signal?"

"Naoki-san will know!"

Soon they arrived at the room with the nameplate of Nakamori Akina, and saw Akina standing at the door. She looked at Naoki Nagayama with a strange look.

The look in his eyes probably meant "If you want to see your wife, just come and see her. Why bother bringing a camera crew?"

“Private Marseille.”

Akashiya Sanma communicated with Akina Fusano very respectfully before knocking on the door and going in. Akina's status is different now, so she has to be more sincere.

Naoki Nagayama, who was standing at the door, only heard some exclamations from inside the room, and then Akina smiled and accepted the interview, probably congratulating her for winning the Record Award.

Yes, when Naoki Nagayama was watching the Red and White Songs Contest, Akina had already won the Record Awards trophy!!!

Naoki Nagayama, who was somewhat bored, heard the Akashi family's saury say:

"So, we prepared a surprise gift for Akina!"

"Todoroki?" Akina's voice was surprised. "What's the surprise?"

I only heard a voice from inside the door: "The surprise gift outside the door, come in quickly!!!"

“.”So this is the signal!

Naoki Nagayama pushed open the door and saw several pairs of eyes in the lounge looking at him. When Akina saw him, her eyes widened and she was really shocked!

"Naoki-san!!!"

"Akina!" Naoki Nagayama walked over with a smile and gave Akina, who was covering her mouth, a tight hug. "Congratulations on winning the Record Award!"

"Naoki-san" Akina happily hugged her husband, not caring about the other people in the room.

"!!!"

Akashi's saury looked at this heartwarming scene and quickly signaled the cameraman to take a picture. Then he looked at the surprised and delighted Nakamori Akina and said:

"It looks like Akina-chan is very satisfied with the surprise gift I prepared!"

"What?" Under the camera, Akina Nakamori quickly adjusted her mood, "This surprise is from Naoki-san! I haven't seen the gift that Sanma-san prepared yet! Where is it?"

"??? You're denying it so quickly?!"

Akashi's saury looked at Nagayama Naoki who was watching the show on the side.

"Naoki-san, can you please say something?"

Naoki Nagayama saw Akina winking at him, and suddenly he understood:

"I didn't see Sanma-san's gift either. When I came in just now, I was the only one outside."

After saying that, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori looked at each other, smiled together and stretched out their hands to the Akashi family saury:

"So, where's the gift you promised me?! Could Sanma-san be lying?!"

"!!!"

The two couples sang in unison, leaving Akashi's saury speechless for a moment~

"You two are truly a match made in heaven!!"

(End of this chapter)